Neighbourhood Binnenstad

Neighbourhood in district Woerden-Midden · municipality Woerden · Utrecht

  • 1.618 homes
  • 2.870 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1944
  • avg. WOZ € 365.000

Boundary according to the CBS district and neighbourhood map 2024. Zoom in for individual homes; click a home for details. Open in the properties map

Homes in Binnenstad

Homes
1.618
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1944
Average living area
98 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.572
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 59% 949
  • Mid-terrace house 29% 463
  • End-terrace house 10% 160
  • Detached 2% 26
  • Semi-detached house 1% 20

Energy label

  • A or better 31% 494
  • B 14% 234
  • C 14% 232
  • D 6% 103
  • E 4% 61
  • F 11% 173
  • G 17% 272
  • No label 3% 49

Building period

  • Built before 1945 46% 749
  • 1945–1969 1% 20
  • 1970–1989 18% 298
  • 1990–2009 13% 211
  • 2010 and later 20% 321
  • Unknown 1% 19

Residents

Residents
2.870
January 1, 2025
Households
1.620
avg. 1,7 people
One-person households
52%
Households with children
19%
Population density
7.682
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,5 km²
of which 0,1 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 10% 290
  • 15–25 years 11% 305
  • 25–45 years 35% 995
  • 45–65 years 25% 710
  • 65 years and older 20% 570

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 365.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
45%
Rental homes
55%
16% housing association
Single-family homes
39%
61% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
18%
Unoccupied properties
5%
New build in the year
0
delivered homes

The WOZ value is the average of all homes in the area (valuation date January 1 of the previous year), not the market value of a specific property.

Energy

Avg. electricity consumption
2.200 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
290 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
720 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
17%
Gas-free
7%
District heating
4%
Mainly electrically heated
4%
Heat network
4%
of the homes connected (WarmteAtlas 2023)
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
82% central heating, 4% block, 4% district heating, 1% electric
2022
Geothermal potential
Ongunstig
Slochteren formation

Consumption is the average of all homes with a connection in the area (CBS); the label distribution is shown under "Woningen".

Amenities and accessibility

Large supermarket
400 m
avg. distance
General practice
1,0 km
avg. distance
Primary school
600 m
avg. distance
Daycare
800 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
13
Urbanity
Strongly urban
2.271 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,7
1.121 passenger cars
Company locations
705
of which 220 retail and hospitality

Road distances, averaged for all residents of the area (CBS).

Living environment: noise, water, air, light and green

Average noise level (Lden)
55 dB
municipality 53 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
31%
municipality 20%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
1%
municipality 4%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
5%
municipality 7%

Noise level of the 1.618 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 14% 228
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 43% 700
  • 56–60 dB: busy 38% 607
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 5% 83

Flooding

Homes that may flood
38%
municipality 91%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
0%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
0,4 m
average 0,2 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
14,1 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,9 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,5 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Clear
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
43%
municipality 54%

Noise: RIVM noise maps (road and rail 2020, aviation 2022, wind turbines 2024), annual average Lden per 10 m, sampled at each address. Flooding: LIWO (Rijkswaterstaat), map of maximum water depth; depth says nothing about probability. Air: RIVM annual average concentrations at 25 m. Light: RIVM light emission map 2023. Green: RIVM green map 2022, share of green within 500 m. Turn the noise map on in the map above.

Climate and safety

Apparent temperature on a hot day
44 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
85%
municipality 96%
Urban heat island effect
1,2–1,4 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
58%
municipality 70%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 72%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
96%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
municipality 35%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
10%
municipality 9%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 0%

Climate Impact Atlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): perceived temperature and heat island 2022, cool spots, location-specific flood probability (at least 20 cm water), dry floors, risk of groundwater nuisance 2050 (high scenario), flow paths at 70 mm precipitation per hour; sampled per dwelling. High-voltage lines: RIVM Netkaart with calculation distances. Wind turbines: RIVM. Turn on the heat map on the map above.

Safety

Crimes per 1,000 inhabitants
56
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
160
-24% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,6
1 burglary
Municipality
40
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 17% 27
  • Winkeldiefstal 11% 17
  • Mishandeling 8% 13
  • Bedreiging 5% 8
  • Vernieling 5% 8
  • Zakkenrollerij 4% 7
  • Diefstal uit auto 2% 3
  • Woninginbraak 1% 1

Per year

  1. 1662021
  2. 1982022
  3. 2402023
  4. 2332024
  5. 1832025

Source: police, registered crimes per area (CBS/police open data, monthly figures). Per 1,000 inhabitants based on the area's population; not every crime is reported.

Liveability

Good Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Good
class 7 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,18
+0,08 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,02
measurement 2022: Very good
Municipality
Good
score 4,16

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,02 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,01 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,11 good
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,02 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,04 sufficient

Source: Leefbaarometer 3.0 (Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, CC0), biennial estimate based on over a hundred characteristics; the score expresses how residents rate livability on average. Negative = below the national average.

Soil and foundation

Soil subsidence (total)
−0,9 mm per year
municipality −1,0 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,2 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
1 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
3,0%
laag, municipality 0,9%
Pile rot in 2050
3,0%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
0,5%
houses on pile with risk

Source: Klimaateffectatlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): subsidence from satellite measurements (Bodemdalingskaart), foundation risk per neighbourhood (Deltares/KCAF, share of homes with wooden piles or on slab at risk). A neighbourhood average, not a statement about a single property.

Income and work

Avg. income per resident
€ 42.500
per year
Median household wealth
€ 69.200
Net labour participation
78%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
17%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
24,7%
share of people (nationally 20%)